date:Jul 31, 2015
a significant source of renewable electricity to the islands grid, he said.
High labor costs for 750 year-round employees are the main reason the operation has to work hard to compete globally, explained Mr. Volner. This is an expensive place to live, he said.
Not everyone on the island is sweet on sugar. They release all kinds of pollutants, said Marti Townsend, Hawaii director of the Sierra Club, adding cane growers use water once available to traditional taro farmers.